Longer Lasting Blooms

Tis' the season for gorgeous blooms as well as my strong desire to hold onto each freshly cut bouquet.  It's so wonderful to bring a little outside in. A fresh bouquet brightens up any room and just makes me feel great!  My husby and kids gave me this tulip bouquet for Mother's Day-love them!!  I really try my best to extend the life of my flowers with some very simple tips.  

• Always use room temperature water.
• Cut the stems at an angle which creates a greater surface area for the water to enter the stem.
• Keep leaves out of the water-leaves left on the bottom of the stems will begin to rot and contaminate the water.
• Change the water every day.
• Keep the blooms out of direct sunlight.
• ***** Secret Tip:  If possible refrigerate bouquet at night.
• Use flower food that often comes with the flowers.

  Hope you enjoy your fresh blooms a little longer!

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Happy Monday

Happy Monday!  I hope you are having a great start to the week and that you also had a fantastic Mother's Day celebrating all moms.  I am so blessed to be the mom of four sweet kids and Mother's Day is just a reminder of how lucky I am.  I also have the most incredible mom who is always so supportive of me. She is the first person I call when I have good news, bad news or need her wise advice.  I often find myself asking "what would my mom do in this situation?"-and more often than not I call and ask for her opinion.  She inspires me to be the best in everything that I do and I hope that I am passing a little of that on to my kids.  

So, I will begin this week refreshed and feeling honored to be a mom and to have been influenced by my mom-it's the best job in the world!

We went downtown for Mother's Day brunch and stopped by Sprinkles Cupcakes-my favorite.  We brought a big box home for dessert! 

After looking at these photos I realize that our two year old has not yet mastered the photo smile!-Ha

Hope you have a happy Monday!